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Promises of treats give way to dirty tricks

Patrick Kidd

‘Trick or Treat!” Chris Matheson (Lab, City of Chester) looked eager as Amber Rudd stepped up. The backbencher was hoping for an inquiry to be placed in his Hallowe’en basket or at the very least a judge-led review. He feared he would be given a lot of fudge. It turned out that the home secretary would not be even that generous.

Ms Rudd blinked at him through her large clear-framed spectacles, which always make her look like a mad scientist. “So you’d like a treat, would you?” she asked. “Yes, please miss, I would miss,” Mr Matheson replied. “I’d like an inquiry into Orgreave miss, thank you miss.”